Matthew Sperling is the author of the novels ‘Astroturf’ and ‘Viral’ (both published by riverrun).
The artist’s colourful paintings have transformed Turner Contemporary inside and out
The painter who never stopped seeing her subjects as individuals described her works as ‘pictures of people’ rather than ‘portraits’
The genre has often been dismissed as a kind of copying – but at their best, these paintings make us look again at the act of looking
A triumphant survey at Tate Britain – the largest in 30 years – revels in the British artist’s painterly games
The novelist’s Ripley thrillers explore deceit like no others – but her candid drawings tell a different story
The pleasure Picasso took in paper as a medium was palpable in the Royal Academy’s recent show
A visit to Camp Nou – where Lionel Messi’s boots can be found alongside works by Miró, Dalí and Tàpies
From political billboards to karaoke-fuelled performance art, Brexit is a looming presence in the city
A literary centre in the village of Bellaghy, County Derry returns visitors to the roots of Heaney’s poetry
Hockney has followed the Dutch painter’s lead in his intensely coloured responses to the call of the wild
Can T.S. Eliot’s poetic experiments be read alongside parallel developments in the visual arts? And how much has he influenced artists?
An exhibition of the artist’s works at Victoria Miro – the first in London in over a decade – is a lesson in painterly deftness
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
The only living poet to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature responds to one of the greatest living painters
Neither painter seems afraid of trying new things in their respective shows at the Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery
Several notable modern poets have been attracted to the freshness of Wood’s artistic vision and the romantic glamour of his short life
Désiré Feuerle is the latest person to move his art collection underground
Copying prehistoric rock painting was an art in its own right – and one that had a striking impact on modernism
Hundreds attended events in support of Ashraf Fayadh, who faces the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
The Romantic association between creativity and alcohol has no foundation, but alcohol and its effects have proved a rich subject for artists
The building is simultaneously remnant and monument, a showcase for historical artefacts which itself embodies Europe’s disastrous history
His literary and profoundly religious approach to art put Jones out of step with modernism. Can two new exhibitions revive his reputation?
Berlin Art Week kicks off the season, while the art fair ‘abc’ (art berlin contemporary) promises corners without walls…
Too many masterpieces from this collection are stuck in storage
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Boris Johnson and the Backstreet Boys – Berlin’s take on Brexit
From political billboards to karaoke-fuelled performance art, Brexit is a looming presence in the city